Love & Affection

يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِينَ احْكُمْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أُمِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا غُلَامُ لِمَ تَدْعُو عَلَى أُمِّكَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهَا حَمَلَتْنِي فِي بَطْنِهَا تِسْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَرْضَعَتْنِي حَوْلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا تَرَعْرَعْتُ‌[1] وَ عَرَفْتُ الْخَيْرَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَ يَمِينِي عَنْ شِمَالِي طَرَدَتْنِي وَ انْتَفَتْ مِنِّي وَ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا لَا تَعْرِفُنِي فَقَالَ عُم

“I heard a boy in al-Madinah saying, ‘O best of judges, judge between me and my mother.’ ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab asked, ‘O boy, why do you pray against your mother?’ He replied, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, she bore me in her womb for nine months and breastfed me until I began to move, learn to distinguish between good and bad,

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِجَارِيَةٍ قَدْ شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهَا أَنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ كَانَ مِنْ قِصَّتِهَا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ يَتِيمَةً عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ وَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ كَثِيراً مَا يَغِيبُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ فَشَبَّتِ الْيَتِيمَةُ فَتَخَوَّفَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَدَعَتْ بِنِسْوَةٍ حَتَّى أَمْسَكْنَهَا فَأَخَذَتْ عُذْرَتَهَا بِإِصْبَعِهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ زَوْجُهَا مِنْ غَيْبَتِهِ رَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ

Once a girl was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab and testimony was presented against her for committing fornication. Her story was that she was an orphan with a man who very often remained absent from his family. The orphan girl matured and the woman feared her husband’s being attracted to the young girl. She called

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ع إِنِّي كُنْتُ اشْتَرَيْتُ جَارِيَةً سِرّاً مِنِ امْرَأَتِي وَ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَهَا ذَلِكَ فَخَرَجَتْ مِنْ مَنْزِلِي وَ أَبَتْ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِي فَأَتَيْتُهَا فِي مَنْزِلِ أَهْلِهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِنَّ الَّذِي‌ بَلَغَكِ بَاطِلٌ وَ إِنَّ الَّذِي أَتَاكِ بِهَذَا عَدُوٌّ لَكِ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَفِزَّكِ‌[1] فَقَالَتْ لَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا يَكُونُ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ خَيْرٌ أَبَداً

“I once said to abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), that I had bought a slave-girl secretly because of my wife and when she found out she went out of my home and refused to come back. I met her in the house of her people and said that what she has heard is false and the person who has told her is her enemy who wants to remove

كَتَبَ بُنْدَارُ مَوْلَى إِدْرِيسَ‌ يَا سَيِّدِي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَصُومَ كُلَّ يَوْمِ سَبْتٍ فَإِنْ أَنَا لَمْ أَصُمْهُ مَا يَلْزَمُنِي مِنَ الْكَفَّارَةِ فَكَتَبَ وَ قَرَأْتُهُ لَا تَتْرُكْهُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِلَّةٍ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ صَوْمُهُ فِي سَفَرٍ وَ لَا مَرَضٍ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ نَوَيْتَ ذَلِكَ‌[2] وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَفْطَرْتَ مِنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِعَدَدِ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ لِسَبْعَةِ مَسَاكِينَ‌[3] نَس

“Bundar, maxvla of Idris, once wrote, ‘My master, I made a vow and commitment to fast every Saturday; and if I did not fast what is the expiation?’ He (the Imam) wrote and I read it, ‘Do not stop fasting except because of illness, and you do not have to fast when on a journey or during your illness unless you had the i

قَرَأْتُ جَوَاباً مِنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ ضَمِنَ لِمَنِ اتَّقَاهُ أَنْ يُحَوِّلَهُ عَمَّا يَكْرَهُ إِلَى مَا يُحِبُ‌ وَ يَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا يَحْتَسِبُ‌ فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَخَافُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِمْ وَ يَأْمَنُ الْعُقُوبَةَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يُخْدَعُ

I (asws) hereby advise you all to fear Allah (azwj), for He (azwj) has Taken the responsibility for the one who is pious to turn them around from what He (azwj) Abhors towards what He (azwj) Loves, and Sustain him from where he does not expect. So beware of becoming from those who are feared by the servants due to thei

كَتَبَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِلَى سَعْدٍ الْخَيْرِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ جَاءَنِي كِتَابُكَ تَذْكُرُ فِيهِ مَعْرِفَةَ مَا لَا يَنْبَغِي تَرْكُهُ وَ طَاعَةَ مَنْ رِضَا اللَّهِ رِضَاهُ فَقُلْتَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لِنَفْسِكَ مَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ مُرْتَهَنَةً لَوْ تَرَكْتَهُ تَعْجَبُ‌[1] أَنَّ رِضَا اللَّهِ وَ طَاعَتَهُ وَ نَصِيحَتَهُ لَا تُقْبَلُ وَ لَا تُوجَدُ وَ لَا تُعْرَفُ إِلَّا فِي عِبَاد

‘In the Name of Allah (azwj), the Beneficent, the Merciful. Having said that, your letter came to me (asws) in which you have asked how much it is necessary to learn and the obedience to the one (asws) whose pleasure is the Pleasure of Allah (azwj). So then you had said to yourself, then you will not be blamed if you t

كَانَ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ أَحَبَّكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَحْسَنُكُمْ عَمَلًا وَ إِنَّ أَعْظَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَمَلًا أَعْظَمُكُمْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ رَغْبَةً وَ إِنَّ أَنْجَاكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ أَشَدُّكُمْ خَشْيَةً لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّ أَقْرَبَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَوْسَعُكُمْ خُلُقاً وَ إِنَّ أَرْضَاكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَسْبَغُكُمْ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ وَ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ.

The most Beloved of you all to Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic is the one with the best deeds, and the greatest one of you in (the Sight of) Allah (azwj) is the one who has the greatest interest in what is with Allah (azwj), and that the safest one of you from the Punishment of Allah (azwj) is the one who is the most

بَيْنَا أَنَا مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ الْبَيْتُ غَاصٌّ بِأَهْلِهِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ شَيْخٌ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَنَزَةٍ لَهُ‌[1] حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ الشَّيْخُ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ وَ قَالَ السَّلَ

30. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Is’haq Bin Ammar who said, ‘Narrated to me a man from our companions’, from Al-Hakam Bin Uteyba who said: ‘I was with Abu Ja’far (asws) and the house was full of its people when an old man (Sheykh) came up leaning upon his goat (for

كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَبِيعُ الزَّيْتَ وَ كَانَ يُحِبُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حُبّاً شَدِيداً كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ فِي حَاجَتِهِ لَمْ يَمْضِ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَدْ عُرِفَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ تَطَاوَلَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ ذَاتُ يَوْمٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَتَطَاوَلَ لَهُ رَسُولُ‌ اللَّهِ ص حَتَّى نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ مَضَى فِي حَاجَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِأَسْ

‘There was a man who used to sell oil, and he used to love the Messenger of Allah with intense love. Whenever he intended to go for his business needs, he would never do it unless he looked at the Messenger of Allah first. He became well known for that for he would stretch himself above others so that he could look at

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي فُسْطَاطٍ لَهُ بِمِنًى فَنَظَرَ إِلَى زِيَادٍ الْأَسْوَدِ مُنْقَلِعَ الرِّجْلِ‌ فَرَثَى لَهُ‌[1] فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لِرِجْلَيْكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ جِئْتُ عَلَى بَكْرٍ لِي نِضْوٍ فَكُنْتُ‌[2] أَمْشِي عَنْهُ عَامَّةَ الطَّرِيقِ فَرَثَى لَهُ وَ قَالَ لَهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ زِيَادٌ إِنِّي أُلِمُّ بِالذُّنُوبِ حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ هَلَكْتُ ذَكَرْتُ حُبَّكُمْ فَرَجَوْتُ النَّجَاةَ وَ ت

‘I was in the presence of Abu Ja’far (asws) in his (asws) tent at Mina. He (asws) looked at the feet of Ziyad which had turned black, so he felt pity for him and said: ‘What is the matter with your feet that they are like this?’ He said, ‘I came upon a week's ride and I had to walk most of the way’. He (asws) lamented

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي زَمَنِ مَرْوَانَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْ بَلْدَةٍ مِنَ الْبُلْدَانِ أَكْثَرَ مُحِبّاً لَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ لَا سِيَّمَا هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ هَدَاكُمْ لِأَمْرٍ جَهِلَهُ النَّاسُ وَ أَحْبَبْتُمُونَا وَ أَبْغَضَنَا النَّاسُ وَ اتَّبَعْتُمُونَا وَ خَالَفَنَا النَّاسُ وَ صَدَّقْتُمُونَا وَ كَذ

‘We came up to Abu Abdullah (asws) during the era of Marwaan. He (asws) said: ‘Who are you all?’ So we said, ‘We are from the inhabitants of Al-Kufa’. He (asws) said: ‘There is no city from the cities with more people who love us (asws) than the inhabitants of Al-Kufa, and in particular this group. Allah (azwj), Majest

إِنَّ مِنَ الْأَقْوَاتِ الَّتِي قَدَّرَهَا اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِمَّا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ الْبَحْرَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ قَالَ وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ قَدَّرَ فِيهَا مَجَارِيَ الشَّمْسِ وَ الْقَمَرِ وَ النُّجُومِ وَ الْكَوَاكِبِ وَ قَدَّرَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ عَلَى الْفَلَكِ ثُمَّ وَكَّلَ بِالْفَلَكِ مَلَكاً وَ مَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ فَهُمْ يُدِيرُونَ الْفَلَكَ فَإِذ

From among the sustenance are those which Allah (azwj) has Measured out for the people from what their needs are to Him (azwj). The sea (atmosphere) is the one which Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Created to be between the sky and the earth’. He (asws) said: ‘And Allah (azwj) has Determined in these the flow of t

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْأَحْوَلِ وَ أَنَا أَسْمَعُ أَتَيْتَ الْبَصْرَةَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ مُسَارَعَةَ النَّاسِ إِلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَ دُخُولَهُمْ فِيهِ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَقَلِيلٌ وَ لَقَدْ فَعَلُوا وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَقَلِيلٌ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالْأَحْدَاثِ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَسْرَعُ إِلَى كُلِّ خَيْرٍ- ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا يَقُولُ أَهْلُ الْبَصْرَةِ فِي هَذِهِ ال

‘Did you go to Al-Basra?’ He said, ‘Yes’. He (asws) said: ‘How did you see the hastening of the people to this matter and their entering in it to be?’ He said, ‘By Allah (azwj), they are few, and they have done it but that is little’. He (asws) said: ‘It is on you to (approach) the juveniles for they are quick to every

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ مِنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ جِئْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ قَدْ أَعْيَتْ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَجِدَ أَحَداً يُفَسِّرُهَا وَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَصْنَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ كُلُّ صِنْفٍ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئاً غَيْرَ الَّذِي قَالَ الصِّنْفُ الْآخَرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَا خَلَقَ ا

‘A man from the scholars of the people of Syria (Al-Shaam) came up to Abu Ja’far (asws). He said, ‘O Abu Ja’far (asws), I have come to ask you (asws) a question which has exhausted me in finding one who could explain it to me, and I have asked three kinds of the people about it, so each type from them said something ot

كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْنَا أُمُّ خَالِدٍ الَّتِي كَانَ قَطَعَهَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ كَلَامَهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا قَالَ وَ أَجْلَسَنِي مَعَهُ عَلَى الطِّنْفِسَةِ[1] قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَتْ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ بَلِيغَةٌ فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهَا تَوَلَّ

‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) when mother of Khalid who had been cut off by Yusuf Bin Umar came up, seeking permission to see him (asws). Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘Would you like to listen to her speech?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He (asws) said: ‘Grant her permission’, and he (asws) made me sit alongside

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِأَنْ عَرَّفَنَا تَوْحِيدَهُ ثُمَّ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِأَنْ أَقْرَرْنَا- بِمُحَمَّدٍ ص بِالرِّسَالَةِ ثُمَّ اخْتَصَّنَا بِحُبِّكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ نَتَوَلَّاكُمْ وَ نَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَ إِنَّمَا نُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ خَلَاصَ أَنْفُسِنَا مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ وَ رَقَقْتُ فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سَلْنِي فَوَ اللَّهِ لَا

‘I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) that, ‘Allah (azwj) Bestowed (Favour) upon us that we recognised His (azwj) Oneness, then Bestowed (Favour) upon us that we accepted the Prophet-hood of Muhammad (saww), then Specialised us with your (asws) love, the People (asws) of the Household that we befriended you, and keep away fro

أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا حِينَ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا أَحْبَبْنَاكُمْ لِقَرَابَتِكُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لِمَا أَوْجَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ مَا أَحْبَبْنَاكُمْ لِلدُّنْيَا نُصِيبُهَا مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ وَ الدَّارِ الْآخِرَةِ وَ لِيَصْلُحَ لِامْرِئٍ مِنَّا دِينُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَدَقْتُمْ صَدَقْتُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنَا كَانَ مَعَنَا- أَوْ جَاءَ مَعَنَا[1] يَ

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said when they came up to him and said, ‘But rather, we love you (asws) due to your (asws) nearness to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj), and for what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic has Obligated from your (asws) rights. We do not love you (asws) for the sake of the world for getting a share o

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْمُؤْمِنُ‌[6] أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً آمَنَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْأَدْوَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةِ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْجُنُونِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْخَمْسِينَ خَفَّفَ‌ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حِسَابَهُ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ الْإِنَابَةَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ السَّبْعِينَ أَحَبَّهُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الثَّمَانِينَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِإِثْبَاتِ حَسَنَاتِ

When the ‘Momin’ (believer) reaches forty years, Allah (azwj) Secures him from three illnesses – the leprosy, and the albinism and the madness. So when he reaches fifty, Allah (azwj) Makes his Accounting to be light. When he reaches sixty years, Allah (azwj) Grants him the repentance. So when he reaches seventy, the in

قَالَ إِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ أَنْ لَا تُعْرَفُوا فَافْعَلُوا وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ إِنْ لَمْ يُثْنِ النَّاسُ عَلَيْكَ وَ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَذْمُوماً عِنْدَ النَّاسِ إِذَا كُنْتَ مَحْمُوداً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى- إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لِأَحَدِ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٍ يَزْدَادُ فِيهَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِحْسَاناً وَ رَجُلٍ يَتَدَارَكُ مَنِيَّتَهُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ

‘If you have the ability to make yourselves unknown, you better do it. And it should not matter to you if the people do not praise you, and it should not matter to you either that you are condemned by the people whilst you are being Praised in the Presence of Allah (azwj). Amir-ul-Momineen (asws) used to say: ‘There is

مَا كَانَ شَيْ‌ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ أَنْ يَظَلَ‌[2] جَائِعاً خَائِفاً فِي اللَّهِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘There was nothing more beloved to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) than remaining hungry and fearful for the sake of Allah (azwj)’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ وَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ سَلَكُوا سُبُلًا شَتَّى فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَ بِرَأْيِهِ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الرِّوَايَةَ وَ إِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِأَمْرٍ لَهُ أَصْلٌ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَرَعِ وَ الِاجْتِهَادِ وَ اشْهَدُوا الْجَنَائِزَ وَ عُودُوا الْمَرْضَى وَ احْضُرُوا مَعَ قَوْمِكُمْ

‘By Allah (azwj)! There is no one from the people more beloved to me (asws) than you are, and that the people have gone in various directions. So among them is the ‘one’ who takes (religion) to his own opinion, and among them is one who follows his own desires, and among them is the one who follows the narration (Al-Ri

قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ إِخْوَانِي يَبْلُغُنِي عَنْهُ الشَّيْ‌ءُ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُهُ فَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَيُنْكِرُ ذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْهُ قَوْمٌ ثِقَاتٌ فَقَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ كَذِّبْ سَمْعَكَ وَ بَصَرَكَ عَنْ أَخِيكَ فَإِنْ شَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ خَمْسُونَ قَسَامَةً[2] وَ قَالَ لَكَ قَوْلًا فَصَدِّقْهُ وَ كَذِّبْهُمْ لَا تُذِيعَنَّ عَلَيْهِ‌[3] شَيْئاً تَشِينُهُ‌[4] بِهِ وَ تَهْدِمُ ب

Abu Al-Hassan the First (asws) replied, when I said to him (asws), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (asws), (its about) a man from our brethren, a matter has reached me about him which I dislike, so I ask about that but he denies that, and it has been informed to me from reliable people’. He (asws) said to me: ‘O Muhammad,

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ يَا ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ النَّاسُ أَهْلُ رِيَاءٍ غَيْرَكُمْ وَ ذَلِكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَخْفَيْتُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَظْهَرْتُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ النَّاسُ وَ النَّاسُ أَظْهَرُوا مَا يُسْخِطُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَخْفَوْا مَا يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ‌[1] يَا ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى رَأَفَ بِكُمْ فَجَعَلَ الْمُتْعَةَ عِوَضاً لَكُمْ عَنِ الْأَشْرِبَةِ[2].

‘O Ibn Muslim, the people are show-offs apart from you, and that is what you have concealed what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Loves, and have displayed what the people love, whilst the people have displayed what Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic is Angered by, and concealed what Allah (azwj) Loves. O Ibn Muslim, All

جُبِلَتِ الْقُلُوبُ عَلَى حُبِّ مَنْ يَنْفَعُهَا وَ بُغْضِ مَنْ أَضَرَّ بِهَا[4].

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘It is inherent in the hearts to love the one who benefits it, and hate the one who harms it’.

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ خَالِطُوا النَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ لَمْ يَنْفَعْكُمْ حُبُّ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ ع فِي السِّرِّ لَمْ يَنْفَعْكُمْ فِي الْعَلَانِيَةِ.

155. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Saleh Bin Al-Sindy, from Ja’far Bin Basheer, from Anbasat, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws), said, ‘I hear him (asws) saying: ‘Intermingle with the people, for if the love for Ali (asws) and Fatima (sa) does not benefit you in the privacy, it will not benefit you publicly’.

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ إِنَّ الزَّيْدِيَّةَ قَوْمٌ قَدْ عُرِفُوا وَ جُرِّبُوا وَ شَهَرَهُمُ النَّاسُ وَ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُحَمَّدِيٌّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْكَ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تُدْنِيَهُمْ وَ تُقَرِّبَهُمْ مِنْكَ فَافْعَلْ فَقَالَ يَا سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ إِنْ كَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ السُّفَهَاءُ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَصُدُّونَا عَنْ

‘The Zaydiites (a sect) are a people who are well known, and tried, and famous among the people, and there is none in the earth who is more praised and more beloved to them than you (asws) are. So I see that if you (asws) can be closer to them and bring them closer to you (asws), then you (asws) should do so (lead them

لَوْ أَنَّ غَيْرَ وَلِيِّ عَلِيٍّ ع أَتَى الْفُرَاتَ وَ قَدْ أَشْرَفَ مَاؤُهُ عَلَى جَنْبَيْهِ وَ هُوَ يَزُخُّ زَخِيخاً[2] فَتَنَاوَلَ بِكَفِّهِ وَ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَانَ‌ دَماً مَسْفُوحاً أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘If someone who is not a friend of Ali (asws) came to Al-Furaat and there was clear water on both his sides whilst he lowers his palms to take it by his hands, and says, ‘In the Name of Allah (azwj)’, and when he is free from that he says, ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj)’, it would be like (

مَا كَانَ شَيْ‌ءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص مِنْ أَنْ يُظِلَ‌[1] خَائِفاً جَائِعاً فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘There was nothing more beloved to the Rasool Allah (saww) than to remain fearful and hungry for the Sake of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic’.

سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص مَرَّ بِنَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ نَحْنُ فِي نَادِينَا وَ هُوَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ حِينَ رَجَعَ مِنْ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ‌[4] فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْنَا فَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا لِي أَرَى حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ حَتَّى كَأَنَّ الْمَوْتَ فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى غَيْرِهِمْ كُتِبَ وَ كَأَنَّ

لَنْ تَنالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ‌[7] هَكَذَا فَاقْرَأْهَا.

209. From him, from his father, from Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, from Yunus Bin Zibyaan, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) (regarding the Verse) “[3:92] By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you spend (benevolently) out of all you love”. This is how he (asws) read it’ (reading ‘مِمَّا تُحِبُّون

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جُعِلْتُ لَكَ الْفِدَاءَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ النُّجُومَ لَا يَحِلُّ النَّظَرُ فِيهَا وَ هِيَ تُعْجِبُنِي فَإِنْ كَانَتْ تُضِرُّ بِدِينِي فَلَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ يُضِرُّ بِدِينِي وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَا تُضِرُّ بِدِينِي فَوَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْتَهِيهَا وَ أَشْتَهِي النَّظَرَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَيْسَ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ لَا تُضِرُّ بِدِينِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ فِ

233. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Ibn Fazzaal, from Al-Hassan Bin Asbaat, from Abdul Rahmaan Bin Sayaabat who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s.), ‘May I be sacrificed for you (a.s.), the people are saying that it is not permissible to study the stars, and this has surprised me.

قَالَ لَمَّا سَيَّرَ عُثْمَانُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِلَى الرَّبَذَةِ[7] شَيَّعَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ عَقِيلٌ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ع وَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْوَدَاعِ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌ ع يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّكَ إِنَّمَا غَضِبْتَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَارْجُ مَنْ غَضِبْتَ لَهُ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ خَافُوكَ عَلَى دُنْيَاهُمْ وَ خِفْتَهُمْ عَلَى دِينِكَ فَأَرْ

When Uthman exiled Abu Dharr to Al-Rabadha, Amir-ul-Mu'minin (a.s.), and Aqil (as), and al-Hasan (asws), and Al-Husayn (asws), and Ammar Bin Yasser bid farewell to him. So when they were inside the valley, Amir-ul-Mu'minin (asws) said; ‘O Abu Dharr! You were angry for the Sake of Allah, so have hope from His Anger. The

لَا تَرَوْنَ مَا تُحِبُّونَ حَتَّى يَخْتَلِفَ بَنُو فُلَانٍ‌[4] فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا طَمِعَ النَّاسُ وَ تَفَرَّقَتِ الْكَلِمَةُ وَ خَرَجَ السُّفْيَانِيُّ. حَدِيثُ الصَّيْحَةِ

‘You will not be seeing what you would love to (appearance of Al-Qaim (asws)) until the Clan of so and so (Clan of Abbas) differing in what is between them. So when they differ, the people would become greedy and the words would be separated, and Al-Sufyani would come out’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع شَيْ‌ءٌ يُرْوَى عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ ثَلَاثٌ يُبْغِضُهَا النَّاسُ وَ أَنَا أُحِبُّهَا أُحِبُّ الْمَوْتَ وَ أُحِبُّ الْفَقْرَ وَ أُحِبُّ الْبَلَاءَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَيْسَ عَلَى مَا يَرْوُونَ إِنَّمَا عَنَى الْمَوْتُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَ الْبَلَاءُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ

I said to Abu Abdullah (asws) something which had been reported from Abu Dharr (ar), that he (ar) had said, ‘Three things which the people hate but I (ar) love those. I (ar) love the death, and I (ar) love the poverty, and I (ar) love the afflictions’. So he (asws) said: ‘This is not as how they are reporting it. But,

ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ‌ مَثَلًا رَجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكاءُ مُتَشاكِسُونَ‌ وَ رَجُلًا سَلَماً لِرَجُلٍ‌ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيانِ مَثَلًا[1] قَالَ أَمَّا الَّذِي فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ فُلَانٌ الْأَوَّلُ يُجْمِعُ الْمُتَفَرِّقُونَ وِلَايَتَهُ وَ هُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ يَلْعَنُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً وَ يَبْرَأُ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَأَمَّا رَجُلٌ سَلَمُ رَجُلٍ فَإِنَّهُ الْأَوَّلُ حَقّاً وَ شِيعَتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ تَفَرَّق

Abu Ja’far (asws) having said: “[39:29] Allah sets forth an example: There is a slave in whom are (several) partners differing with one another, and there is another slave wholly owned by one man. Are the two alike in condition?” He (asws) said: ‘But rather it is the one who has associates with regards to whom they dou

كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أُمُّ خَالِدٍ الَّتِي كَانَ قَطَعَهَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عُمَرَ تَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ كَلَامَهَا فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْآنَ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا قَالَ وَ أَجْلَسَنِي مَعَهُ عَلَى الطِّنْفِسَةِ[3] ثُمَّ دَخَلَتْ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ بَلِيغَةٌ فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهَا تَوَ

who said: I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) when Umm Khalid, who had been cut off by Yusuf Bin Umar, came up and sought permission to see him (asws). So Abu Abdullah (asws) said; ‘Would it please you to hear her words?’ So I said, ‘Yes’. He (asws) said: ‘As for now, give permission to her’. And he (as

مَرَرْتُ أَنَا وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَلَى الشِّيعَةِ وَ هُمْ مَا بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع شِيعَتُكَ وَ مَوَالِيكَ جَعَلَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ أَيْنَ هُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَرَاهُمْ مَا بَيْنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ بِي إِلَيْهِمْ فَذَهَبَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ رِيحَكُمْ وَ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ فَأَعِينُوا مَعَ هَذَا بِوَرَعٍ وَ اجْتِهَاد

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘I (asws) and Abu Ja’far (asws) passed by the Shites whilst they were in between the Grave and the Pulpit (of the Rasool Allah (saww)). So I (asws) said to Abu Ja’far (asws): ‘May I (asws) be sacrificed for you (asws), these are your (asws) Shites and your (asws) friends’. He (asws) sai

ع لَا يَسْتَحِقُّ عَبْدٌ حَقِيقَةَ الْإِيمَانِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْمَوْتُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ وَ يَكُونَ الْمَرَضُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الصِّحَّةِ وَ يَكُونَ الْفَقْرُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغِنَى فَأَنْتُمْ كَذَا فَقَالُوا لَا وَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنَا اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ وَ سُقِطَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ‌[2] وَ وَقَعَ الْيَأْسُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا دَاخَلَهُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَ يَسُرُّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَنّ

‘A servant does not become deserving of the true belief until the death becomes more beloved to him than the life, and the illness becomes more beloved to him than the health, and the poverty becomes more beloved to him than the richness. So are you all like this?’ So we said, ‘No, by Allah (azwj)! May Allah (azwj) Mak

يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ خَالَفْتَنِي فِي الْعَمَلِ لَمْ تَنْزِلْ مَعِيَ غَداً فِي الْمَنْزِلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يَتَوَلَّى قَوْمٌ قَوْماً يُخَالِفُونَهُمْ فِي أَعْمَالِهِمْ يَنْزِلُونَ مَعَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَلَّا وَ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) said that his (asws) father (asws) said: ‘O my (asws) son (asws)! If you (asws) oppose me (asws) in the deeds, you (asws) will not be descending with me (asws) tomorrow in the Dwelling (Hereafter)’. Then added: ‘Allah (azwj) has Refused to make friendship between those who oppose each other in their

صَفْوَانُ وَ لَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أَنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ أَبِي شِبْلٍ‌[3] قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَنْ أَحَبَّكُمْ عَلَى مَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ- دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَقُلْ كَمَا تَقُولُونَ.

The one loves you due to what you are upon (Al-Wilayah), would enter the Paradise even if he never said anything similar to what you are saying’.

تَعَرَّضَ رَجُلٌ‌[1] مِنْ وُلْدِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ بِجَارِيَةِ رَجُلٍ عَقِيلِيٍّ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ‌[2] إِنَّ هَذَا الْعُمَرِيَّ قَدْ آذَانِي فَقَالَ لَهَا عِدِيهِ وَ أَدْخِلِيهِ الدِّهْلِيزَ فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ فَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ‌[3] فَقَتَلَهُ وَ أَلْقَاهُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَاجْتَمَعَ الْبَكْرِيُّونَ وَ الْعُمَرِيُّونَ وَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّونَ وَ قَالُوا مَا لِصَاحِبِنَا كُفْوٌ لَنْ نَقْتُلَ بِهِ إِلَّا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّ

A man from the children of Umar Bin Al-Khattaab exposed (molested) a maid of an Uqeyli man. So she said to him, It was this Umary who has hurt me’. So he said to her, ‘Let him come into the corridor’. So she let him in, and he pounced hard and killed him, and threw his body onto the street’ So the Bakries, and Umaries,

إِنَّ حَوَارِيَّ عِيسَى ع كَانُوا شِيعَتَهُ وَ إِنَّ شِيعَتَنَا حَوَارِيُّونَا وَ مَا كَانَ حَوَارِيُّ عِيسَى بِأَطْوَعَ لَهُ مِنْ حَوَارِيِّنَا لَنَا وَ إِنَّمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ع لِلْحَوَارِيِّينَ- مَنْ أَنْصارِي إِلَى اللَّهِ قالَ الْحَوارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنْصارُ اللَّهِ‌[4] فَلَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا نَصَرُوهُ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَ لَا قَاتَلُوهُمْ دُونَهُ وَ شِيعَتُنَا وَ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَزَالُوا مُنْذُ قَبَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ ذِ

‘The disciples of Isa (as) were his (as) Shites, and that our (asws) Shites are our (asws) disciples and the disciples of Isa (as) were not more obedient to him (as) than our (asws) Shites are to us (asws). But rather, Isa (as) said to the disciples: “[3:52] Who will be my helpers in Allah’s way? The disciples said: We

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَطَاءٍ يَقُولُ‌ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع قُمْ فَأَسْرِجْ دَابَّتَيْنِ حِمَاراً وَ بَغْلًا فَأَسْرَجْتُ حِمَاراً وَ بَغْلًا فَقَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْهِ الْبَغْلَ وَ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ أَحَبُّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تُقَدِّمَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْبَغْلَ قُلْتُ اخْتَرْتُهُ لَكَ قَالَ وَ أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَ لِي ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْمَطَايَا إِلَيَّ الْحُمُرُ قَالَ فَقَ

Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘Arise, and saddle two animals, a donkey and a mule’. So I saddled a donkey and a mule and offered the mule to him (asws) as I opined that it was more beloved of the two to him (asws). he (asws) said: ‘Who ordered you to offer to me (asws) this mule?’ I said, ‘I chose it for you (asws)’. He (asw

وَ إِذا تَوَلَّى‌ سَعى‌ فِي الْأَرْضِ‌ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيها وَ يُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَ النَّسْلَ‌ بِظُلْمِهِ وَ سُوءِ سِيرَتِهِ- وَ اللَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ الْفَسادَ[3].

Amir-ul- Momineen (asws) said regarding “[2:205] And when he turns back, he runs along in the land that he may cause mischief in it and destroy the tilth and the stock”, by his injustices, and his evil ways “and Allah does not love mischief-making”.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَحَبُّ الصَّحَابَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَ مَا زَادَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى سَبْعَةٍ إِلَّا كَثُرَ لَغَطُهُمْ‌[1].

The most beloved company to Allah (azwj) is four (in number), and a group does not exceed seven except the frequency of the noise’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ يَا عَلِيُّ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَقَدْ قَضى‌ نَحْبَهُ‌[3] وَ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ وَ لَمْ يَمُتْ فَهُوَ يَنْتَظِرُ وَ مَا طَلَعَتْ شَمْسٌ وَ لَا غَرَبَتْ إِلَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ بِرِزْقٍ وَ إِيمَانٍ وَ فِي نُسْخَةٍ نُورٍ.

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said that the Rasool Allah (saww) said: ‘O Ali (asws)! The one who loves you (asws), then dies, so he has died. And the one who loves you (asws) and has not died yet, so he is awaiting. And the sun does not rise nor sets except that it comes to him with sustenance and the faith’. And in another

دَخَلَ قَتَادَةُ بْنُ دِعَامَةَ[1] عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ يَا قَتَادَةُ أَنْتَ فَقِيهُ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا يَزْعُمُونَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُفَسِّرُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَتَادَةُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بِعِلْمٍ تُفَسِّرُهُ أَمْ بِجَهْلٍ قَالَ لَا بِعِلْمٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تُفَسِّرُهُ بِعِلْمٍ فَأَنْتَ أَنْتَ‌[2] وَ أَنَا أَسْأَ

Qatada Bin Da’ama came up to Abu Ja’far (asws), so he (asws) said: ‘O Qatada! Are you a Faqih (Jurist) of the people of Basra?’ He said, ‘That is what they are alleging’. Abu Ja’far (asws) said: ‘It has reached me (asws) that you are explaining the Quran’. Qatada said to him (asws), ‘Yes’. So Abu Ja’far (asws) said to

إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُحِبُّكُمْ وَ مَا يَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُونَ فَيُدْخِلُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْجَنَّةَ وَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُبْغِضُكُمْ وَ مَا يَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُونَ فَيُدْخِلُهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ النَّارَ وَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْكُمْ لَتُمْلَأُ صَحِيفَتُهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَمَلٍ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَمُرُّ بِالْقَوْمِ يَنَالُونَ مِنَّا[4] فَإِذَا رَأَوْهُ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ كُفُّوا فَإِ

The man who loves you (Shites) and does not know what you are saying (believe in), so Allah (azwj) Enters him into the Paradise. And if the man hates you (Shites), and does not know what you are saying (believing in), so Allah (azwj) would Enter him into the Fire. And the man from among you would fill his book (of deed

وَ اللَّهِ لَا يُحِبُّنَا مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَ الْعَجَمِ إِلَّا أَهْلُ الْبُيُوتَاتِ وَ الشَّرَفِ وَ الْمَعْدِنِ‌[1] وَ لَا يُبْغِضُنَا مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ وَ هَؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا كُلُّ دَنَسٍ مُلْصَقٍ‌[2].

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘By Allah (azwj)! No one from the Arabs or the non-Arabs loves us (asws) except the people of noble houses, and the (noble) origins; and no one from these ones and those ones hates us (asws) except for all the filthy ones and of illegitimate origin’.

لَمَّا حَضَرَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أُسَامَةَ الْمَوْتُ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ بَنُو هَاشِمٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُمْ قَرَابَتِي وَ مَنْزِلَتِي مِنْكُمْ وَ عَلَيَّ دَيْنٌ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ تَضْمَنُوهُ عَنِّي فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع- أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ ثُلُثُ دَيْنِكَ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ وَ سَكَتُوا فَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع عَلَيَّ دَيْنُكَ كُلُّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ ي

When the death presented itself to Muhammad Bin Usama, the Clan of Hashim (as) came up to him. So he said to them, ‘You have recognised my being near in relations to you, and my status among you, and I have a debt upon me so I would love it if you could take the responsibility of it from me’. So Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husay